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Does Ace as a nickname for Alastair work?

107 replies

Purpletopaz42 · 02/03/2023 21:52

Really like the name Alastair, not keen on Al or Aly. A friend has suggested Ace, does that work or is it too random? Thank you

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ResisterRex · 03/03/2023 08:52

DazzlePaintedBattlePants · 03/03/2023 08:51

I now feel old because I think of Ace Rimmer….

This was my first thought! We can be old together Grin

DazzlePaintedBattlePants · 03/03/2023 08:51

I now feel old because I think of Ace Rimmer….

Reallybadidea · 03/03/2023 08:50

Picking (or worse, announcing) a nickname along with the full name is such a weird phenomenon.

MaireadMcSweeney · 03/03/2023 08:46

Why bother calling him Alastair if you want to call him ace??

C8H10N4O2 · 03/03/2023 08:42

Alastairs will end up being called Al or Ally whatever twee nickname you try to impose.

You can use the name in full yourselves all the time if you like that name but don't rely on a nickname of your choice every being used by anyone else.

Eranzer · 03/03/2023 08:40

Of course it can work, my DS nickname only shares the first letter of his actual name and doesn't sound anything like it. Admittedly it wasn't planned to be his nickname, just one of those things that stuck over time!

If people hear you say it enough, and he hears you say it, sure enough his nickname would become Ace. And I don't think it's daft either, just reminds me of the Ace of Spades!!!! 🎶

Roselilly36 · 03/03/2023 08:30

Only Ace’s I know are short for Asa

Abouttimemum · 03/03/2023 08:28

Reddahlias · 03/03/2023 08:26

What's the obsession with nicknames on here - just call him his proper name 🙄

This!

Seconded. Just call him a name you actually want to call him.

Reddahlias · 03/03/2023 08:26

What's the obsession with nicknames on here - just call him his proper name 🙄

This!

Reddahlias · 03/03/2023 08:25

No way is Ace related to or sound like Alastair.

The natural shortening is Al or Allie. You don't need a nickname though!

Twoinapod · 03/03/2023 04:33

I think Dair is nice. The one I know ended up being Dare as people just heard that name so were spelling it like that. I always thought it was a cool nickname

user1492757084 · 03/03/2023 03:03

Al or Alistair is the usual.
I have known most Alistairs to be called their full name.

Another option is to make a nick name out of their initials or their surname. ie
Alistair Barry - A Bee or Abe
Alistair Charles McPherson - A Mack or A Cee
Alistair James - A Jay
Alistair Xavier Edwards - Axe
Alistair George Wesome - Awesome

So write the whole name and play about with some nice options by giving the kid a suitable second name.

CaramelMach · 02/03/2023 22:13

It's rare I'd be so blunt but....

ITS FUCKING AWFUL

PermanentTemporary · 02/03/2023 22:09

Als?

I think if you hate all the shortenings that people are going to use, rethink the name.

ComeTheFckOnBridget · 02/03/2023 22:07

Asexualism aside, it's way too try-hard

Forgottenmypasswordagain · 02/03/2023 22:06

No.

EwwSprouts · 02/03/2023 22:04

No and you could be setting him for a life of having the mickey taken. Ace lol you can't even hit the back of the net!

Solasum · 02/03/2023 22:04

Alex or Alec could be used. Or Les, I believe old fashioned names are now in fashion…

NoSuchThingAsMe · 02/03/2023 22:02

Well you could, but it's no more a shortening for Alastair than it is for Rupert.

toastofthetown · 02/03/2023 22:02

It doesn’t really work. And he might well decide he prefers Al or Ally anyway, even if you did use Ace when he was very young.

RaraRachael · 02/03/2023 22:01

No - Ace has nothing to do with Alistair. It's a dog's name.
Normal shortenings are Al or Ali but you've said you don't like those. What's the obsession with nicknames on here - just call him his proper name 🙄

SliceOfCakeCupOfTea · 02/03/2023 22:01

NowtSalamander · 02/03/2023 21:57

It is widely used amongst teens I teach to mean they are asexual. If that helps your decision! Of course they may move on from this any minute now….

Came on to say this.

'Ace' is usually asexual. You can buy 'ace rings' and everything.

HandlesFruit · 02/03/2023 22:00

Ace is a term people use for asexual so might not be great as a name.

Pinkbananas01 · 02/03/2023 21:59

Al, Ali or Dair would be usual shorts for Alistair.

Regularsizedrudy · 02/03/2023 21:57

No

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